Supporting attachment for ironing-boards, tables, benches, and the like.



M. PETRIE.

SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING BOARDS, TABLES, BENOHES, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1914.

1,133,662. Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

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M. PETRIE.

SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING BOARDS, TABLES, BBNGHES, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION ,FILED MAY 22, 1914.

1,133,662. Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

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IN VENTOR: Mmhaal P EtflB,

ATTORN EYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL PETRIE, OF IRVINGTON, NEW JERSEY.

SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING-BOARDS, TABLES, BENCHES, AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

Application filed May 22, 1914. Serial No. 840,152.

. clare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description. of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has reference, generally,

to improvements in supporting attachments for ironing boards, tables,benches, and the like; and, the present invention relates, moreparticularly, to a novel and simplyconstructed folding support forironing boards, tables, benches, and the like, which is adapted to beeasily and quickly attached to the board, table, or bench, and isreadily brought into its folded relation against the back of the ironingboard, table or bench, or can be readily brought into a rigid supportingrelation therewith. J The invention has for its principal object toprovide a novel, simple, and easily operated foldable support forironing boards, tables, benches, and the like, which is readily attachedand is of the general character hereinafter more particularly set forth.

Other objects of this invention not at this time more particularlyenumerated will be clearly understood from the following detaileddescription of the present invention.

'With the Various objects of the present invention in view, theinvention consists, primarily, in the novel foldable support'for ironingboards, tables, benches, and the like; and, the invention consists,furthermore, in the novel arrangements and combinations of the devicesand parts comprising the support, as well as in the details of theconstruction of the same, all of which will be more fully described inthe following specification, and then finally embodied in the clauses ofthe claim which are appended to and which form an essential part of thisspecification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ironing board and a foldablesupport attached thereto, showing one embodiment of the principles ofthe present invention; and Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, looking inthe direction of the arrow 4c in said Fig;

1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of the back of the ironing boardand the support, the latter being shown folded against the back of theboard, and said View being made on an enlarged scale. F 1g. 4: is afragmentary view, partly in side elevation and partly in verticalsection, said section being represented as being taken on line 44L inFig. 2 of the drawing, looking in the direction of the arrow 3 showing aspring-latch in its holding engagement with a hinge-plate, for the rigidsupporting relation' of a support or leg to said hinge-plate; and Fig. 5is a similar View ofthe same parts represented in said Fig. 4, butshowing the spring-latch withdrawn from its holding relation with thehinge-plate, to permit the support or leg to be swung into its foldedposition against the back of the ironing board, table, or bench. Fig. 6is a side elevation of a table and a pair of foldable supports; and Fig.7 is an end elevation illustrating a slightly modified arrangement ofthe principles of the present invention, but still embodying theprinciples of the same.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the said above describedviews, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference-character 1 in Figs.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 indicates the usual ironing board, and in Fig. 6 thereference character 2 indicates a suitable table or bench-top, toeitherof which may be attached a folding support or supports of the generalcharacter to be presently more fuly described. This support consists,essentially, of a suitably shaped plate-like element, as 3, the mainportions of which are angularly bent in opposite directions, as at 4.-and 5, see more particularly Fig. 2 of the drawings, and each bent part4: and 5 having a still further bent portion, as 6, said portions 6terminating in perforated ears 7, for the attachment of the saidplate-like element, by means of screws 8, or

55 V respective ends of the board 2, in the manother suitable fasteningmeans upon the back of the ironing board 1, or the table or bench-top 2,substantially in the manner shown in the several figures of thedrawings. Thus,'it will be seen, that on account of the shape of thesaid plate-like element 3 with the bottom of the board 1 or thetable-top or bench 2, a suitable open space 9 is provided, the purposeof which will beself-evident from an inspection of Figs. 4 and 5 of thedrawings. The angular main portions 4t and 5 are each provided along oneof their marginal edges with suitably formed pintle-receiving ears 10 towhich are pivotally connected, by means of pintles 11, thepintle-receiving ears 13 of hinge-plates 12. Each hinge-plate 12 issuitably secured by means of screws 14, or other suitable fasteningmeans, to the upper end-portions of,

suitable supports or legs 15, in such a manner that the upperend-surfaces 16 of the said supports or legs 15, when moved into theirsupporting relation with the plate-like member 3, will rest directlyupon thelower surfaces of the angular main portions 4:

v and 5, so that the said legs 15 will naturally assume an outwardlyspread-apart relation, shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. 1 Upon theface-portions of thesaid legs 15 opposite the face-portions upon whichthe hinge-plates I 12 are secured, are suitably fastened by means ofscrews 17, or other suitable fastening means, suitably-formedspring-plates or bars, as 18, each plate or bar 18 having upon its upperportion a latch-dog 19, formed with an engaging member or nosing, as 20,adapted to be sprung into latched holding engagement with the uppersurfaces of the portions it and 5, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and lofthedrawings, and each latch-dog 19 being provided with a suitable pull-knobor finger-piece, as 21, for the disengagement of the latch-dogs from theportions 4 and 5 of the plate-like element 3 as shown in Fig. 5 of thedrawings, and to permit of the folded arrangement of the legs 15 againstthe back of the ironing board, table or bench, in the manner representedin Fig. 3 of the drawings.

When the herein-above described support is to beused with an ironingboard, but one support is attached to the board 1 near one end thereof,as shown in Fig. 1, but when.

employed for the supports of a table or bench, then a support isattached near the ner represented in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

In lieuv of a single plate-like element 3,

two separate elements 22 may be employed,

as clearly indicated in Fig. 7 of the drawings. In that case, therespective plate-like elements 22 are each provided with oppositelyextending angular portions 23, and thebent portions 24 provided with theperforated ears 25 and screws 26, or other suit ments 22 to the back ofan ironing board,

table or bench, substantially in the manner represented in said Fig. 7.Each portion 23 is provided with pintle-receiving ears with which arepivotally connected in the manner hereinabove described, the legs 15which are provided with the spring-plates or bars 18 and the latch-dogs19, which cooperate with the portions 23 of the elements 22 in the samemanner and for the same purposes herein-before described in connectionwith the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive.

The manipulation of the support or supports for bringing the same intosupporting relation, or for folding the same, will be clearly understoodfrom the foregoing description and fromyan inspection of the severalfigures of the drawings, and need not, therefore, be further described.

I am aware, that some changes may be made in the general arrangementsand combinations of the various devices and parts,

as well as in the details of the construction of the said parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of the present invention as described-in theforegoing specification, and as defined in theclauses of the claim whichare appended to the said specification. Hence, I do not limit my presentinvention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the adapted tobe attached to and having its I main body spaced away from the back ofthe ironing board, table or bench, a hingemember pivotally connectedwithsaid main body of said plate-like element, a leg to which saidhinge-member is secured, a spring-latch also secured to said leg, saidspring-latch having an engaging member adapted to be sprung intoseparable holding engagement with the upper surface of said main body ofsaid plate-like element when said leg is moved into its supporting or0perative position. V

2. A support for ironing boards, tables or benches, comprising aplate-like element adapted to be attached to the back of the ironingboard, table or bench, said plate-like element being provided withangularly bent members forming with the backof the ironing board, tableor bench a receiving space, a hinge-member pivotally connected with eachangularly bent member, a leg connected with each hinge-member, and aspring-latch also secured to each leg, said spring-latch having anengaging member adapted to be sprung into said receiving space and overan angularly bent member in separable holding engagement'therewith Whensaid legs are moved into supporting or operative positions, and meansfor retracting said springlatches.

3. A support for ironing boards, tables or benches, comprising aplate-like element adapted to be attached to the back of the ironingboard, table or bench, said platelike element having its main portionangularly bent in opposite directions, each angularly bent portion beingprovided With another bent portion, all arranged to form With the backof the ironing board, table or bench a receiving space, and perforatedfastening ears extending outwardly from said last-mentioned bentportions, pintlereceiving members extending from the saidfirst-mentioned angularly bent members of the plate-like element,pintles mounted in said pintle-receiving members, a hinge-memberpivotally connected With each pintle, supporting legs to Which saidhinge-members are secured, and a spring-latch also secured to each leg,said spring-latches having engaging members adapted to be sprung intosaid receiving space and in separable holding engagement With the saidfirst-mentioned angularly bent members of the said plate-like element.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 19th day of May, 1914.

MICHAEL PETRIE.

Witnesses:

GEORGE D. RICHARDS, FREDK. H. W. FRAENTZEL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by'addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G."

